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  • #16
    Originally posted by lorraineb View Post
    Just curious about what everyone is driving around in these days.

    1. How old is your car?
    2. How many miles on it?
    3. Is it paid off?
    4. How much longer do you think it will last?
    -2011 GMC Sierra
    -32,500
    -No, but will be by the end of the year.
    -I have no real time line as to how long I'll keep it, but I figure as long as I keep up on the maintenance it should go at least 200,000 miles. That works out to another 13 years or so.
    Brian

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    • #17
      How old?
      2011 GMC Yukon

      How many miles?
      44,000k

      Is it paid off?
      Nope.

      How long will I keep it?
      Until I determine I need a new one. I really like my vehicle

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      • #18
        1. Ooh, 17 now.

        2. 200k+ I'll have to look but I'm at work.

        3. Lol yes, it better be by now.

        4. Not for much longer. I think I can make it last for a few more years, but as it is, I'm already looking to replace it. While it can still manage to get me from point A to point B, it is starting to do so with some difficulty. Bits and pieces of it are falling apart as we speak. Overall, not bad for a Toyota Corolla.

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        • #19
          2002 Saturn VUE
          2004 Toyota Sequoia
          2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid

          100K
          145K
          625

          Oldest two have been paid off since 2004 and 2006
          Youngest car does have a payment. We put down half. We have had it two weeks.

          No idea how long they will last. We just got rid of our 1996 Saturn station wagon because the repairs were going to be double the price of the car's worth. Going by that record, we have 6 years left on our VUE, 8 years left on our Sequoia, and 15-16 years left on our Camry.

          We are hoping the VUE will last through our oldest son commuting to college. He is currently in 10th grade.
          Last edited by dawnwes; 04-01-2014, 03:19 AM.

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          • #20
            1989 Chevrolet K1500/212k miles/paid for/ It will last till the cab falls off from the rust
            2006 vw Passat/96k miles/paid for/should be able to get 10 years from it
            2004 vw Jetta tdi/102k miles/paid for/probably 5 years if it will go to 300k miles as a work vehicle

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            • #21
              Originally posted by tom edward View Post
              1989 Chevrolet K1500/212k miles/paid for/ It will last till the cab falls off from the rust
              2006 vw Passat/96k miles/paid for/should be able to get 10 years from it
              2004 vw Jetta tdi/102k miles/paid for/probably 5 years if it will go to 300k miles as a work vehicle
              keep an eye on the cam on the TDI. 04-06 PD engines had cam wear issues that start at 120-150k. It's not that expensive to replace the cam with the better version once it starts to show itself prior to it letting loose inside the engine.
              Gunga galunga...gunga -- gunga galunga.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by lorraineb View Post
                Just curious about what everyone is driving around in these days.

                1. How old is your car?
                2. How many miles on it?
                3. Is it paid off?
                4. How much longer do you think it will last?
                Vehicle 1
                1. 2007 Honda Civic (6.5 years old?),
                2. 70k miles financed and bought new,
                3. paid off,
                4. with maintenance until it dies.

                Vehicle 2
                1. 2004 Toyota Sienna (9.5 years old?),
                2. 169k miles bought used in 2013,
                3. paid off,
                4. with maintenance until it dies. We'll probably need to replace it in say 7-10 years.
                ~ Eagle

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                • #23
                  1. How old is your car? 13 and 10 years
                  2. How many miles on it? 110k and 140k
                  3. Is it paid off? Yes to both
                  4. How much longer do you think it will last? Planning to sell the civic when we relocate later this year. It needs major repairs and I was originally planning ot upgrade in December but with the move we will no longer need 2 vehicles. F150 will hopefully last another 10 years

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by greenskeeper View Post
                    keep an eye on the cam on the TDI. 04-06 PD engines had cam wear issues that start at 120-150k. It's not that expensive to replace the cam with the better version once it starts to show itself prior to it letting loose inside the engine.
                    Sorry the jetta is a 2002 non pump duese but the passat has a cam wear problem that I have to keep an eye on. The jetta has a solenoid issue in the transmission though and thats not going to be fun to replace.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by lorraineb View Post
                      Just curious about what everyone is driving around in these days.

                      1. How old is your car?
                      2. How many miles on it?
                      3. Is it paid off?
                      4. How much longer do you think it will last?
                      1. Seven years old (2007 Honda Odyssey)
                      2. Ironically, just today I hit 77,777 miles
                      3. Yes!
                      4. Another 130K+ miles
                      My other blog is Your Organized Friend.

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by lorraineb View Post
                        Just curious about what everyone is driving around in these days.

                        1. How old is your car?
                        2. How many miles on it?
                        3. Is it paid off?
                        4. How much longer do you think it will last?

                        1. 3, 11
                        2. 20K, 120K
                        3. yup (paid cash for both)
                        4. 10, 3
                        seek knowledge, not answers
                        personal finance

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                        • #27
                          8 and 4 years old
                          65k and 40k miles
                          Nope to both. Will be done 8/2015 if not sooner.

                          2006 sonata we bought we might trade it next year or two for a minivan. We bought it used and I consider us "renting" it for what we needed it for now. Transition to getting a minivan.

                          I used to think to only buy new. And I still like our new car and that'll last 15 years probably but I also like the flexiblity of used and trading it for perhaps what you need for a set amount of time. After all perhaps I won't need a minivan too many years.
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                          • #28
                            1. 1995 Toyota Corolla
                            2. 193,000
                            3. Yes
                            4. Indefinitely. I drive it 500-600 miles a week. It gets 31 MPG, and cruises just fine. A bit of rust here and there that we need to take care of, but aside from routine maintenance, it's never had an issue.

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                            • #29
                              1. How old is your car? 2008 Toyota Sienna
                              2. How many miles on it? 56,000
                              3. Is it paid off? No, but will be paid off in 3 yrs. instead of 4
                              4. How much longer do you think it will last? 10 years

                              1. How old is your car? 2002 chevy truck
                              2. How many miles on it? 160,000
                              3. Is it paid off? yes
                              4. How much longer do you think it will last? 3 or 4 years hopefully

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                              • #30
                                1. How old is your car?
                                2. How many miles on it?
                                3. Is it paid off?
                                4. How much longer do you think it will last?

                                2009 Honda Civic
                                98,010
                                No
                                I take great care of my Honda Civic so I am guessing between 10 to 15 years, maybe more

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